Amazon to Block Australians from Global Websites
CANBERRA — Amazon will block Australians from buying from its international e-commerce websites and restrict them to a smaller local platform from July in response to new tax rules that consumer advocates fear will reduce the range of choice for customers in Australia.
Spanish Govt Poised to Fall, Socialists Set to Take Helm
MADRID — Spain's conservative government appeared doomed Thursday to lose a no-confidence vote in parliament, with the center-left Socialist party poised to take power.
Italy Gets Western Europe’s 1st Populist Govt on Second Try
MILAN — Italy's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and the right-wing League succeeded Thursday in forming western Europe's first populist government, which will be headed by a political novice whose first try was rejected four days earlier as too risky for the Italian economy.
Chang Redux: US Man Employs Underhand Serves at French Open
PARIS — A young American man tried an underhand serve while cramping during a five-setter at the French Open. Hmm. Seen that before, haven't we?
Top N. Korea Official, U.S. Diplomat Dine in New York
WASHINGTON — A senior North Korean official and the top U.S. diplomat have had dinner in New York as President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un try to salvage prospects for a high-stakes nuclear summit.
Veterans Group to Bury Remains Left at DC’s Vietnam Memorial
MANASSAS, Virginia — The National Park Service has reached agreement with a nonprofit veterans' organization allowing it take cremated remains left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and bury them will full military honors.
Serena’s ‘Wakandan’ Bodysuit About More Than Fashion
PARIS — Serena Williams considers the black bodysuit she wore at the French Open much more than a fashion statement.
Report: India Launches Corruption Probe of Airline AirAsia
NEW DELHI — Indian investigators reportedly filed a corruption case Tuesday against the chief executive of regional budget airline AirAsia and some of his top deputies, saying the company paid bribes to get government approvals to launch its India operation.
Macron Rewards Migrant Hero ‘Spiderman’ with French Citizenship
PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron on Monday lauded as a hero a migrant from Mali who scaled an apartment building to save a child dangling from a balcony, and rewarded the young man's bravery with an offer of French citizenship and a job as a firefighter.
Australia Hopes MH370 Found ‘One Day’ as Last Search Ends
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia said it held out hope Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 would one day be found as the last search of the seabed in the remote Indian Ocean where it was believed to have been lost was scheduled to end on Tuesday.
